CVE-2024-53959

Arbitrary code execution via crafted-file stack overflow

Published Dec 10, 2024 · Updated Dec 17, 2024

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe FrameMaker 2020.7 and earlier and 2022.5 and earlier allows attackers to execute code via a malicious file. Adobe identifies only a Windows DLL; it has not published the DLL name, parser, or unchecked operation that overruns the stack buffer. A user must open the crafted file, after which successful exploitation runs arbitrary code with that user's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe FrameMaker 2020.7 and earlier and 2022.5 and earlier allows attackers to execute code via a malicious file. Adobe identifies only a Windows DLL; it has not published the DLL name, parser, or unchecked operation that overruns the stack buffer. A user must open the crafted file, after which successful exploitation runs arbitrary code with that user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-53959
Published
Dec 10, 2024
Updated
Dec 17, 2024
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe FrameMaker
Classifications
CWE-787, CWE-121, T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2022.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe FrameMakerversion=0 <=2022.5

Published CVSS scores

7.8AdobeCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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